We're now in the sub-series of the Pesukim of Musaf of Rosh Hashanah . We're up to pasuk 2 of 30, the second one of Malchuyot , proclaiming God as King. It comes from Bamidbar 23,21, and is actually a quote from Bilam HaRasha when Bilam said that God would not curse the Jewish people and would not change His mind because לֹֽא־הִבִּ֥יט אָ֙וֶן֙ בְּיַעֲקֹ֔ב וְלֹא־רָאָ֥ה עָמָ֖ל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יְהֹוָ֤ה אֱלֹהָיו֙ עִמּ֔וֹ וּתְרוּעַ֥ת מֶ֖לֶךְ בּֽוֹ / God does not see iniquity in Yaakov and doesn't see sins in Yisrael. Hashem, his God is with him. The endearment and friendship of the Kingdom (referring to God) is with him. So God doesn't see anything bad in Klal Yisrael, Hashem is with them; Hashem has a friendship with them. The Or HaChaim HaKadosh points that it says Yaakov and Yisrael, because there are two levels of the Jewish people ( Yaakov is the lower level and Yisrael is the higher level) but regardless of their level, lower or higher, God does not see their sins. Rashi explains that of course, God sees everything, but it means that God is not exacting on them, to look at what they're doing wrong. Hashem Elokav Imo, Rashi says, even when they anger Him and rebel against Him, He is still with them. God still dwells with us . Rav Yosef Bekhor Shor, one of the Rishonim , explains that this is the reason that Hashem will never change. He's not going to change His approach of blessing on the Jewish people. Rosh Hashanah, is all about let the year and the blessings begin. We're quoting Bilam, who wanted to curse the Jewish people, but God demonstrated how He would not. The Chatam Sofer explains the secret of why it is that God doesn't see sin in us- He says it's not just that He's our friend, for no reason. It's really because Hashem Elokav Imo, because the Jewish person has God on his mind at all times. That's why God is not exacting with him. The fact that God is on his mind causes him to stay away from sin, so even when he does sin, God is not exacting. This is really the fundamental of our religion. It's at the end of Moreh Nevuchim , and quoted by the Rama at the beginning of Shulchan Aruch the rule of - Shiviti Hashem L' Negdi Tamid having God in front of you at all times, Hu Klal Gadol B'Torah/is a fundamental in the Torah . It's the level of Sadikim that are walking in front of God. Why? Because the way a person sits, his movements, his business, when he's alone in his house, is not the same as when he is sitting and moving and dealing in front of a great King. The way he speaks, the way he opens his mouth when he's with his family members is not the same as when he's in front of the great King God, realizing that the world is full of His honor and that He watching at all times. That is the Jewish person, and that attitude of Hashem is with us and with me is what protects us from sin and causes God not to delve into our sins. The Gaon of Vilna explains some of the nuances of the pasuk: לֹֽא־הִבִּ֥יט אָ֙וֶן֙ בְּיַעֲקֹ֔ב / God does not see Aven/iniquity in Yaakov - he says Aven refers to speech , and he cites a pasuk to prove it. וְלֹא־רָאָ֥ה עָמָ֖ל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל / He doesn't see Amal/sin in Yisrael- he says Amal refers to action . So whether our speech or our action is not up to par, Hashem is not exacting. Hashem Elokav Imo/ Hashem, his God is with him. -because the Jewish people have the trait of Devekut , we're connected to Him, וּתְרוּעַ֥ת מֶ֖לֶךְ בּֽוֹ / Teruat Melech /The endearment of the King is with him. He says Teruat Melech , he says, refers to our learning of Torah. (The word Teruah תרועה is spelled תורה + ע 70-Meaning the Torah , which has 70 ways to learn it). So the secret to our success is our connection to God, which comes through Torah, and therefore, He's not exacting with our actions or our speech. The Sefer HaBrit in section two, on his discussion of loving one's fellow man (chapter 18) says that just like Hashem is not exacting with our sins and doesn't look into things, so too, that's how we have to act with our fellow man, because the way you act arouses God's traits towards you down here- that's always the rule. Finally, the Chafetz Chaim, in Shemirat Halashon, volume one, Shaar Hazechira ( chapter two) tells us that this explains the severity of Lashon Hara . God naturally doesn't look at what we do. He doesn't pay attention to it. He's like the principal who's walking in the hall and sees a kid do something wrong. He can choose to ignore it. But when a kid comes to report something to him, he cannot ignore it. That is the way Hashem works as well. When someone speaks Loshon Hara it causes Hashem to look when He really does not want to, and it's extremely severe.